Ninety-nine lives
Complete the Hippopotamus and Space zones. Return to
the Hippopotamus zone, enter the water, and move to the left.
Collect the 50 coin bonus and repeat this procedure to accumulate
999 coins. Then, play the bonus game to gain additional lives.
Easy mode
Go to where you select a file and press [Up],
[Select]. Mario will get smaller and "Easy Mode"
will appear at the top of the screen to confirm correct code entry.
There are less enemies during game play in this mode.
Alternately, press [Select] at the pipe screen.
Return to map screen
Press [Start], [Select].
Full map
Hold [B] at the map screen until it is fully displayed.
In game reset
Press [Start] + [B] + [A] + [Select]
during game play anywhere in the outer world to return to the
title screen.
Recommended color palette
Press [Left] at the Game Boy logo when playing
this game on a Game Boy Color system.
Control demo mode
Leave the game idle on the title screen to begin demo
mode. Press one of the following controller actions to control
Mario during this mode.
Code | Level |
Hold Up and press Select | Mushroom 1 |
Hold Up + A and press Select
| Hippo |
Hold Up + B and press Select
| Turtle Zone 1 |
Hold Up + A + B and press Select
| Macro Zone 1 |